I have so many photographs to share from my fall trip that I’ve opted for simple galleries instead of my usual text-heavy descriptions. In related news, this page could take several minutes to load so if you have other things to do today, please come back later to check on the progress. If you haven’t been to Big Bend National Park, fix that. It’s an amazing place.
Arthropods

Acmaeodera opacula

Eleodes spinipes macrura

Chauliognathus limbicollis

Lewis’ soldier beetle

Listrini

Lampetis drummondi

Stenomorpha obliterata

Pelecyphorus regularis

Glowworm

Spotted Tylosis

Thread-waisted sand wasp

Novomessor cockerelli

Comanche paper wasp

Rough harvester ant

Exoprosopa

Large creosote gall midge

Poecilanthrax sp.

Banded bee fly

Empress Leilia

Reakirt’s blue

Syssphinx sp.

Cochineal scale bugs

Conchuela bug

Western leaf-footed bug

Modest grasshopper

Creosote bush grasshoppers

Plains lubber grasshopper

Pardosa sura

Orthonops lapanus

Desert millipede

Arthrorhabdus pygmaeus

Opuntia leaf miner

Long-jawed desert termites

Mesquite leaf tier moth
Vertebrates
Lichens and fungi
Plants

Sweet acacia

Mexican palo verde

Mexican buckeye

Texas virgin’s bower

Texas lignum-vitae

Leatherstem

Desert marigold

Lemonscent

Rough Nama

Lechuguilla

Date palm

Bird’s-claw beard-moss

Texas persimmon seeds

Texas persimmon fruit

Ocotillo stems

Ocotillo inflorescence

Ocotillo

Ocotillo

Thompson’s yucca

Torrey’s yucca

Strawberry cactus

Echinocereus russanthus russanthus

Echinocereus enneacanthus enneacanthus

New Mexico rainbow cactus

Opuntia seeds

Purple pricklypear

Spiny fruit prickly pear

Little nipple cactus

Horse crippler
Landscapes
